Entries by First Sun Team

#Strategy: 10 #Skills That are Hard to Learn but Pay Off Forever…The Best Things in Life may be Free, But that Doesn’t Mean they Won’t Take Time, Sweat, & Perseverance to Acquire

In an effort to ascertain which talents are worth the investment, one Quora reader posed the question: What are the hardest and most useful skills to learn?  We’ve highlighted our favorite takeaways. The Best Things in Life may be Free, but that doesn’t mean they won’t take time, sweat, and perseverance to acquire. That’s especially the case […]

#Strategy: Here Are The Best #Apps For People With Too Much To Do….Based on Research & Personal experience, I’ve Narrowed the List of Top #Productivity #Apps Down to These Three(3)

While some still Insist on Sticking with Pencil & Paper to Keep Track of their Daily #Tasks, many Harried #Professionals are Turning to #Productivity #Apps to Help #Manage Everything from Huge #Projects & Deadlines to the Little Things they Need to get Done. Productivity apps are in huge demand; accordingly, people keep creating them. What’s […]

#Strategy: Here’s a Simple Trick to #Perform Better in Stressful Situations…Fortunately, there May Be a Relatively Simple Way to Alleviate Much of this #Anxiety

Most of us know how nerve-wracking it can be to lead a presentation at work. There are the nightmares beforehand about showing up naked to the conference room; the shaky legs and sweaty palms during the actual meeting; and the rumination afterward over your performance. “Better Call Saul” character Jimmy McGill gives himself a pep […]

#Leadership: Grief At The #Office: When A Coworker Loses A Loved One…Our Culture’s Discomfort with Death Stems partially from our Obsession with Youth, which then Leads Many of Us to be Unsure of What to Say or How to Act in the Face of Death

Death in the #Workplace is an Especially Awkward Manifestation of Our Society’s General Discomfort with Grief. “When we’re in a properly functioning workplace, we have boundaries between ourselves and others in the way we dress, in the way we speak to each other and in the way we behave,” says Smith. “For example, when people […]

Your #Career: If You’re Not Dropping by Your #Boss’s Office to Chat, You’re Missing Out on a Major Career Opportunity… The Chances of the Corner Office Someday & Promotion Becoming yours Go Way Up If You’ve Got a Dialogue Going with the Person Already in It.

“You’ve Got to Learn to Take the Time to Get People to Know Who You are, Both Inside & Outside of Work,” Licitra explains. That Means Approaching #Senior Colleagues to Chat. Everybody agrees that #Networking matters.  It matters for getting #Jobs. It matters for being good at those jobs. It matters for finding mentors, sponsors, […]

Your #Career: 21 Things you Should Do on Your First Day of #Work…The First Day at your New #Job May Be Among the Most Memorable — & Perhaps Stressful — of Your #Career.

“Most of us remember our first days at every job because of the heightened pressure to impress,” says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and author of “Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant; How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job.” “But you can reduce your anxiety by being as meticulous in planning your […]

#Leadership: #Managing #Millennials: 6 Musts for #CEOs Who Want to Get Ahead…Their Older #Employees – are Frustrated by this New Class of #Worker, Who They Perceive as Being Entitled, Disloyal, & Non-Conformist.

So, What Do you Do if you’re a #CEO looking to Grow your #Business in a World where Generation Y is Taking Over? When you Look at it through that Lens, the Question Simply Becomes One of Commitment. Are you committed to your long-held beliefs about what’s right and wrong in the workplace? Or are […]

#Strategy: What about Your #Company? JPMorgan Chase Ends Company Voicemail. “We Realized that Hardly Anyone Uses Voicemail Anymore.”

According to the Associated Press, the largest bank in the U.S., JPMorgan Chase, has ended voicemail services for about half of its 136,000 consumer bank employees.  “We realized that hardly anyone uses voicemail anymore, because we are carrying something in our pockets that get texts, e-mail or a phone call to you,” said consumer and […]